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Culture-fit interviews are arbitrary and unmeasurable, he writes, recalling a psychological screening test at a past job. That same hiring process still ended up hiring two employees later convicted of murder, including one now serving life without parole. For experts, he suggests simply filtering resumes for 10-plus years of experience and asking them to discuss their field. Companies make hiring hard by chasing unrealistic 'next Google' candidates at undergrad prices, he concludes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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